The Terelj tourist zone has a number of "tourist camps"
(Mongolian: juulchny baaz).
It is connected with Ulan Bator by a paved road (main
road to the East #A0501 Baganuur-Öndörkhaan direction,
37 km from Ulan Bator city center, left turn to the
branch #A24, 5 km later road crosses Tuul River and
the National park territory begins).
The road comes to the Gorkhiin Davaa pass.
Most of the tourist camps and tourist attractions
are before this pass.
The road then ends in Terelj settlement, which
features small shops and restaurants.
Terelj settlement is located in the Terelj Gol river
dale, approximately 66 km from Ulan Bator city center.
The national park tourist zone is formally Ulan Bator
Nalaikh düüreg (district) part, the rest (protected)
zone begins to the North from Terelj Gol river and
is located in Mongolia's Töv aimag.

A small southern portion of the park is developed for
tourists, with restaurants, souvenir shops, horses
and camels for rent, and tourist ger camps, many of
them run by Juulchin, the state tourism company.
However, most of the park is undeveloped
and difficult to access.
Attractions include Khagiin Khar Lake, a 20m deep
glacial lake 80km upstream from the tourist camps,
and Yestii Hot Water Springs, natural hot
springs 18km further upstream.
The park also has a Buddhist monastery that
is open to visitors.
Park wildlife includes brown bears and
over 250 species of birds.
The Tuul River flows through the park.

The park has many rock formations for rock climbers,
and includes two famous formations named for things
they resemble: Turtle Rock (Mongolian: Melkhii Khad)
and the Old Man Reading a Book (Praying Lama Rock).

Many Westerners were introduced to Gorkhi-Terelj
National Park when the CBS reality television
program The Amazing Race visited the park
in the second episode of its tenth season.